Fisheries exports struggling to remain afloat, need gov’t push
Cambodia exported 1,372 tonnes of fisheries products to the international market in the first half of this year, sinking around 80 per cent from 8,710 tonnes in the same period last year, a Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries report said.
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/fisheries-exports-struggling-remain-afloat-need-govt-push
Press release: Outcome of the official visit of His Excellency MOTEGI Toshimitsu, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan to the Kingdom of Cambodia on 21-22 August 2020
On 22 August 2020, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation issued a press release regarding the outcome of the official visit of His Excellency MOTEGI Toshimitsu, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan to the Kingdom of Cambodia on 21-22 August 2020.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
Hotel fees to rise during holiday
The upcoming national holidays will increase accommodation fees and prices of other tourism services after so many businesses lost money for a half year after closing because of COVID-19. More people are expected to travel nationwide.
Sorn Sarath
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50746693/hotel-fees-to-rise-during-holiday/
Course on boosting hospitality skills
The Ministry of Tourism has launched the second phase of a skills development programme to promote human resource abilities in the Kingdom’s tourism sector. Pak Sokhom, the Ministry of Tourism’s secretary of state, said that the programme will provide young people with vocational skills, create
Sorn Sarath
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50747286/course-on-boosting-hospitality-skills/
National Assembly approves 1,000 MW coal-fired plant projects
National Assembly this morning approved coal-fired power projects with a production capacity of nearly 1,000MW. The approval was made in an extraordinary parliamentary session chaired by Samdech Akka Moha Ponhea Chakrei Heng Samrin, President of NA, with 108 lawmakers in attendance.
Chea Vannak
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/706085/national-assembly-approves-1000-mw-coal-fired-plant-projects/
‘Free-trade agreements the future’
Having a free-trade agreement (FTA) with more trade partners would help mitigate the Kingdom’s loss from the European Union’s partial withdrawal of the Everything- but-Arms (EBA) trade status in the future because the country has already completed one with China.
Sorn Sarath
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50748810/free-trade-agreements-the-future/
CMAC discourages use of pagoda bells made from war remnants
Two pagodas, one each in Stung Treng and Kandal provinces, have agreed to stop using bells made out of metal from remnants of war following the advice of the Cambodian Mine Action Center in a message posted on his Facebook page today.
Som Kanika
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50748793/cmac-discourages-use-of-pagoda-bells-made-from-war-remnants/
The EU’s tax free status partially withdrawn
THE Kingdom’s annual $7 billion garment and textile sector will see the partial loss of a preferential zero-tax trade deal provided by the European Union (EU) from today as the Cambodia-China free-trade agreement (FTA) is on its way for final signing.
Sorn Sarath
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50753939/the-eus-tax-free-status-partially-withdrawn/
Small banks ‘underperform’ in thriving sector
As the Kingdom’s energetic banking sector rockets at an average annual rate of 28 per cent and teems with an ever-increasing number of new players vying for a slice of the market, smaller banks have been left in the dust.
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/small-banks-underperform-thriving-sector
Free trade agreement talks with Korea set to kick off on Thursday
Cambodia and South Korea will begin first-round negotiations on a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) on Thursday, another step toward diversifying the Kingdom’s exports following the recent completion of FTA talks with China.
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/free-trade-agreement-talks-korea-set-kick-thursday
Power infrastructure company lists locally
PESTECH (Cambodia) Plc, a subsidiary of Malaysia-based power infrastructure specialist PESTECH International Bhd, yesterday officially listed on the local bourse, becoming the 13th listed company in the Cambodia Securities and Exchange (CSX).
Sok Chan
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50754609/power-infrastructure-company-lists-locally/
Tax collection ‘strong’
The government’s tax collection remains strong even during the COVID-19 pandemic, reaching more than $2.25 billion in the first nine months of this year, according to a report by the General Department of Taxation (GDT).
Sorn Sarath
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50772989/tax-collection-strong/
Group mounts campaign to keep children in school
The Child and Youth Network in Cambodia launched a “back to school” campaign on Wednesday to seek support to ensure children return to classes and do not drop out of school.
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/group-mounts-campaign-keep-children-school
Sweden contributes to tree conservation activities as part of COVID-19 response
The UN Development Programme (UNDP) announced yesterday that Sweden will contribute about $500,000 to its joint conservation efforts with the Environment Ministry in Pursat and Siem Reap provinces to support tree planting activities, the establishment of plant nurseries and a “cash-for-work” initiative.
U.S. provides $100,000 to support Cambodia’s flood response efforts
The United States, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), is providing $100,000 in immediate humanitarian aid to support response efforts to severe flooding in Cambodia, according to a news release of the U.S. Embassy in Phnom Penh.
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50774153/u-s-provides-100000-to-support-cambodias-flood-response-efforts/
Civil society forced to take Human Rights Day celebrations online
Civil society groups and human rights non-governmental organizations knew in 2019 that it would be the last time International Human Rights Days would be a holiday, after the government did away with five national holidays to increase annual work days.
Khuon Narim
https://cambojanews.com/civil-society-forced-to-take-human-rights-day-celebrations-online/
Ministries issue prakas allowing disabled to test for driver’s licences
The government, through three relevant ministries, issued an inter-ministerial prakas allowing disabled people to have the right to legally get a driver’s licence, with the overall goal of promoting the rights of disabled people to drive vehicles in Cambodia.
Nov Sivutha
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ministries-issue-prakas-allowing-disabled-test-drivers-licences
Foreign labour registry extended
The Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training has announced a two-month extension to the deadline for applying for the use of foreign workers for next year. Cambodian labour law requires firms employing foreign workers to apply for permits by the end of each November for
Long Kimmarita
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/foreign-labour-registry-extended
Ministry restores nearly 60,000 hectares of flooded rice fields
The Ministry of Agriculture announced yesterday that it has so far restored nearly 60,000 hectares of rice fields that were affected by recent floods. Minister of Agriculture Veng Sahkon said on his Facebook page that the recent floods affected a total of 304,812 hectares of
Sen David
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50792482/ministry-restores-nearly-60000-hectares-of-flooded-rice-fields-2/
WCS helps conserve Kampong Thom birds
The Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology has urged the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) to expedite their work in support of a joint project to develop the Kampong Thom province Stung Chinit Irrigation system and conserve local endangered species.
Nov Sivutha
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/wcs-helps-conserve-kampong-thom-birds
